Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
vERMoNI's WRECKED TRAIN.
81 People Out OF 81 on Board known
to Have Perisheu.

81 People Out OF 81 on Board Known
to Have Perished.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Feb. g.
Probably 5000 persons visited the scene
of the railroad accident to-day. The only
trains run were for the modauOn
of officials and for carrying the wounded
and dead, consequently MANY teams came
from distance of forty and fifty miles,
and centred here in long professions.
Seven or eight bodies were to-day identi-
fed by friends. and many heRrtrending
scenes were witnessed. 1t is utterly inn
possible to identity more than ten or
twelve OF those recovered, the clothing
being entirely gone and the bodies burned
to crisps. The work OF recovering wreck
age and bodies was pushed vigorously all
day. The ruins were minutely searched,
and probably all have been recovered
That can be. The iron work of the cars
has all been pulled over and cleared
away.
FIVE MORE CoRPSES.
The total number OF bodies recovered
to-day is five, one woman and four men.
Drs. Grinnell and Bingham, OF BurlnC-
ton, have to-day thoroughly examined the
remains Of the victims thus far recovered
for the purpose of ascertaining the mum.
bers. Tney report them to be, up to this
morning, just twepty-seven, which, with
the five found to-dav, makes thirty-two
recovered thus farA This statement is
verified by Lieut.. Gov. Fuller. Mr.. Full
Ter is doing everything in his power for
all the sufferers. lie has been instru.
mental IN establishing a bureau OF intOr-
nation. All communications regarding
passengers should be addressed to Henry
f. Tinker, Station Agent, White River
junction, VT.
EIGHTY-ONE ON THE TRAIN.
Mr.. FuIler indorses the statement that
from all the information Obtainable at this
time from connecting road ticket agents
and survivors of the disaster IL is believed
that the total number OF souls on hoard
of the lll-fated train. including the train
men, was 81. OF these 81 are accounted
for as above, 50 are in the care of sur
geons, l died to-day, and 8 left on the
same train with the uninjured, leay-
ing only 4 unaccOunted for. 1t is
understood that there were some children
without tickets, so the above figures NAV
be slightly changed. Every article OF
clothing, scrap OF paper or other thing
found i5 being carefully saved tor the
purpose of identification, and parties
having friends unaccounted for will be
afforded every means or clue 10 identifi-
CdClOu OF Tue lOSL or unknown.
BITTERLY COLD.
Little idea can be formed of the difficult
ties in the way of obtaining report of
the accident that would give the public a
correct idea Of the condition of things. At
the time OF its occurrence, and ever since,
the thermometer has registered from to
ID degs. below zero. The suffering from
cold was intense. There are only two or
three farm houses within two miles of the
wreck, and these are filed with wounded.
Others are scattered along for three or
four miles with no means OF cOmmunica-
ton except by train. Ali the road OH
Gals are on the ground, and everything
possible is being done for the wounded
and dead.
SEARCHING FOR FRIENDS.
Hundreds of people searching for
friends are mere and nearly every news
paper in New England mas a representa-
tive at the scene of the wreck. Work was
suspended at dark last night, owing TO the
severity OF the weather, but was resumed
this morning. The wafer in White river at
the plac- OF the accident is not more than
five or six feet deep, with but little cur
rent, and the ice is perhaps fourteen
inches thick. the falling OF the cars
upon it and the heat OF the fire melted the
ice clean, but little Of the personal effects
Of the passengers being left to reveal
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